scholarly journals Porous Poly(Hexamethylene Biguanide) Hydrochloride Loaded Silk Fibroin Sponges with Antibacterial Function

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahui Liang ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Hong Luo ◽  
Longxing Niu ◽  
Yanfei Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Freeze Drying ◽  
Slow Release ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
And Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Positively Charged ◽  
Porous Poly ◽  
Effective Growth

In order to endue silk fibroin (SF) sponges with antibacterial function, positively charged poly(hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride (PHMB) was incorporated in SF through electrostatic interaction and by freeze-drying technique. The influence of PHMB on the structure and antibacterial activities of SF sponges was investigated. The zeta potential of SF was increased significantly when PHMB was incorporated in SF. The pores with size from 80 to 300 µm and the microscale holes in the pore walls within PHMB-loaded SF sponges provided the channels of PHMB release. The PHMB loaded in the porous sponges showed continuous and slow release for up to 20 days. Effective growth inhibition of both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was achieved when the mass ratio of PHMB/SF was higher than 2/100. These results suggest that the porous PHMB/SF sponges have the potential to be used as a novel wound dressing for open skin wounds.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Efficacy and Spectrum of Phosphorous-Fluorine Co-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles on the Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella Typhimurium, Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shewanella putrefaciens, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1786
Author(s):  
György Schneider ◽  
Bettina Schweitzer ◽  
Anita Steinbach ◽  
Botond Zsombor Pertics ◽  
Alysia Cox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Campylobacter Jejuni ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Tio2 Nps ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
And Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Co Doped

Contamination of meats and meat products with foodborne pathogenic bacteria raises serious safety issues in the food industry. The antibacterial activities of phosphorous-fluorine co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles (PF-TiO2) were investigated against seven foodborne pathogenic bacteria: Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella Typhimurium, Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shewanella putrefaciens, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. PF-TiO2 NPs were synthesized hydrothermally at 250 °C for 1, 3, 6 or 12 h, and then tested at three different concentrations (500 μg/mL, 100 μg/mL, 20 μg/mL) for the inactivation of foodborne bacteria under UVA irradiation, daylight exposure or dark conditions. The antibacterial efficacies were compared after 30 min of exposure to light. Distinct differences in the antibacterial activities of the PF-TiO2 NPs, and the susceptibilities of tested foodborne pathogenic bacterium species were found. PF-TiO2/3 h and PF-TiO2/6 h showed the highest antibacterial activity by decreasing the living bacterial cell number from ~106 by ~5 log (L. monocytogenes), ~4 log (EHEC), ~3 log (Y. enterolcolitca, S. putrefaciens) and ~2.5 log (S. aureus), along with complete eradication of C. jejuni and S. Typhimurium. Efficacy of PF-TiO2/1 h and PF-TiO2/12 h NPs was lower, typically causing a ~2–4 log decrease in colony forming units depending on the tested bacterium while the effect of PF-TiO2/0 h was comparable to P25 TiO2, a commercial TiO2 with high photocatalytic activity. Our results show that PF-co-doping of TiO2 NPs enhanced the antibacterial action against foodborne pathogenic bacteria and are potential candidates for use in the food industry as active surface components, potentially contributing to the production of meats that are safe for consumption.

scholarly journals Recent Progress in Polysaccharide Aerogels: Their Synthesis, Application, and Future Outlook

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1347
Author(s):  
Arbanah Muhammad ◽  
Dabin Lee ◽  
Yonghun Shin ◽  
Juhyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Supercritical Co2 ◽  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Freeze Drying ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Present Review ◽  
Porous Structures ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Future Outlook ◽  
Synthetic Process

Porous polysaccharides have recently attracted attention due to their porosity, abundance, and excellent properties such as sustainability and biocompatibility, thereby resulting in their numerous applications. Recent years have seen a rise in the number of studies on the utilization of polysaccharides such as cellulose, chitosan, chitin, and starch as aerogels due to their unique performance for the fabrication of porous structures. The present review explores recent progress in porous polysaccharides, particularly cellulose and chitosan, including their synthesis, application, and future outlook. Since the synthetic process is an important aspect of aerogel formation, particularly during the drying step, the process is reviewed in some detail, and a comparison is drawn between the supercritical CO2 and freeze drying processes in order to understand the aerogel formation of porous polysaccharides. Finally, the current applications of polysaccharide aerogels in drug delivery, wastewater, wound dressing, and air filtration are explored, and the limitations and outlook of the porous aerogels are discussed with respect to their future commercialization.

Alginate based bilayer hydrocolloid films as potential slow-release modern wound dressing

2012 ◽  
Vol 434 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 375-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hnin-Ei Thu ◽  
Mohd Hanif Zulfakar ◽  
Shiow-Fern Ng
Keyword(s):  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Slow Release

Preparation of Silk Fibroin Nanofiber Scaffold and Its Application in Tendon-Bone Healing and Sports Rehabilitation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1374-1382
Author(s):  
Xiaocheng Jiang ◽  
Yuxiang Ren ◽  
Xintao Zhang ◽  
Tian You ◽  
Shiyou Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Bone Healing ◽  
Fibroblast Cell ◽  
Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Gene Expressions ◽  
Postoperative Rehabilitation ◽  
Nanofiber Scaffold ◽  
Nanofiber Scaffolds

ABSTRACTIn this work, polylactic acid/polycaprolactone/silk fibroin (PLA/PCL/SF) nanofiber scaffolds with different mass ratios were prepared by electrospinning technology. The morphology and structure of the nanofiber scaffold were characterized with the scanning electron microscope (SEM), and its porosity and adsorption were tested using the Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). 24 New Zealand white rabbits were rolled into control group (n = 8, with autologous tendons) and experimental group (n = 16) randomly. The PLA/PCL/SF nanofiber scaffolds were adopted to wrap autologous tendons to establish extra-articular models. Tendon-bone healing was evaluated six weeks after surgery through histological and biomechanical tests, and the related gene expressions in tissue cells were detected. It turned out that mass ratio of PLA/PCL and SF components had a considerable impact on the morphology of the nanofiber scaffold. The surface of nanofiber with a mass ratio of 3:1 was distributed with dense pores. As the content of SF increased, the porosity and adsorption of the nanofiber scaffold gradually decreased. Moreover, the experimental results suggested that the addition of SF improved the hydrophilicity of PLA/PCL/SF scaffold, which was beneficial to the adhesion and proliferation of NIH/3T3 (a mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)). In addition, histological observation results showed that the width of the tendon-bone interface (TBI) of rabbits in control group was still relatively large at the 6th week after the surgery, with poor healing effect and disordered collagen arrangement. The widths of the TBI of the material group and rehabilitation group were substantially narrower relative to that in control group, and the collagen was arranged regularly. It was suggested that the healing effects between tendon and bone in material group and rehabilitation group were accelerated, and the effect in the rehabilitation group was superior to that of material group, indicating that rehabilitation exercise could organize the negative effects of training in postoperative rehabilitation training and promote the healing between tendons and bones.

scholarly journals Synthesis of porous poly(acrylamide) hydrogels using calcium carbonate and its application for slow release of potassium nitrate

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Mahdavinia ◽  
S. B. Mousavi ◽  
F. Karimi ◽  
G. B. Marandi ◽  
H. Garabaghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Slow Release ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Porous Poly ◽  
Poly Acrylamide

scholarly journals A handy skin wound dressing prepared by alginate and cationic nanofibrillated cellulose derived from solid residues of herbs

BioResources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 5926-5946
Author(s):  
Ting Jiang ◽  
Xiaoyan Feng ◽  
Rui Xu ◽  
Sheng Dong ◽  
Meiyan Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Nanofibrillated Cellulose ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Skin Wound ◽  
Natural Medicine ◽  
Nanofibrous Structure ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Physical Interactions ◽  
Dressing Materials

Large amounts of solid residues are generated after extraction of active ingredients from herbs for the production of natural medicine, but the residues have not been well utilized. In this work, cationic nanofibrillated cellulose (CCNF) was prepared from the solid residues of Astragali Radix by etherification and homogenization. The CCNF was mixed with sodium alginate (SA) to create a hydrogel dressing by physical interactions between CCNF and SA without any addition of cross-linker. The CCNF-SA dressing exhibited moderate viscosity, good moisture-maintaining property, great antibacterial activities, good cytocompatibility, and clear acceleration of wound healing on rats. Furthermore, this CCNF-SA dressing with nanofibrous structure had moderate air permeability. Therefore, the CCNF-SA hydrogel could be used potentially as a skin wound dressing. Development of cost-effective and bioactive wound dressing materials is of crucial importance to reduce the burden on patients and healthcare systems. Also, this work provides a new strategy for valorization of the solid residues of herbs.

Preparation and characterization of Ceftazidime loaded electrospun silk fibroin/gelatin mat for wound dressing

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 744-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masumeh Safdari ◽  
Ebrahim Shakiba ◽  
Seyed Hossein Kiaie ◽  
Ali Fattahi
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Wound Dressing

Synthesis and characterization of a novel wound dressing by PVP/ PAANa/chitosan with semi-interpenetrating polymer network structure

e-Polymers ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wu ◽  
Qing Yang ◽  
Yali Gi ◽  
Yueting Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Network Structure ◽  
Wound Dressing ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Network ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Scanning Electron

AbstractA novel hydrogel wound dressing with semi-interpenetrating polymer network structure (semi-IPN) was prepared by radical polymerization of acrylic acid with potassium persulfate (K2S2O8) as initiator and N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as cross-linking agent in the presence of chitosan (CTS) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). Hydrogels were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). SEM displayed semi- IPN hydrogels' creased surface with some scale-like wrinkles, thus improving the absorptive capability which has been considered as a most important characteristic of wound dressings. It was found that the content of cross-linking agent and the mass ratio of PVP and CTS had much influence on the mechanical properties of the hydrogel, varying from brittle plastics to elastomer due to the different degrees of cross linking. Since tensile strength is partly in inverse ratio to the hydrogel absorbent capability, the article offers an analysis of varying material proportion in order to obtain an optimum properties of the hydrogel wound dressing .

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